Full Circle

In our very first article on the New Hampshire State Police, “Rules Are For Thee, Not For Me,” RobbiLeaks exposed Commissioner of Safety Bob Quinn for using his position to run an unauthorized and illegal criminal background check for personal reasons.  Quinn allegedly did this because a friend had been denied a firearm permit in Massachusetts, and Quinn wanted to see if there was any way to work around it.  Tiffany Foss, a civilian supervisor working in Permits and Licensing was made aware of this unauthorized request.  She then emailed her supervisor, Lieutenant Vic Muzzey, and advised him of it.  Ms. Foss also alerted the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.  

The result of Ms. Foss disclosure of Quinn’s unlawful records query was this: Sergeant Muzzey was promoted to Lieutenant after refusing to be interviewed by the Department of Justice.  Trooper Michael Arteaga who also declined to be interviewed by the DOJ, was promoted to Sergeant.  State Police Major John Marasco, who orchestrated all of this coverup was subsequently named as Director of Motor Vehicles.  And Ms. Foss, who showed a little integrity and backbone, was forced out of her position.

We can safely assume that Trooper Arteaga was simply trying to steer clear of trouble when he declined to be interviewed.  Marasco was undoubtedly doing the “Concord Two-Step” by using this incident as an opportunity to gain political favor, and it worked.  (Marasco was appointed Director of the DMV by Quinn.) This leaves us with then Sergeant Vic Muzzey.  Why did he refuse to cooperate with the investigation?  What motivated him to protect Commissioner Bob Quinn?

Here is your answer:  Quinn likely had dirt on Muzzey.  Significant dirt.  Well, get your bulldozers, RobbiLeaks faithful.  The dump truck just arrived to unload all the filth for you.

Mike Lewis served as the Bristol Police Chief from 2004-2017.  Recently, former Chief Lewis went on the record with RobbiLeaks. Bristol is located within the geographical area covered by Troop F of the New Hampshire State Police.  Vic Muzzey was assigned to Troop F as a Patrol Sergeant during much of this time, and Lewis was very familiar with Muzzey.

In approximately 2015-2016, Chief Lewis noticed that Muzzey was spending an inordinate amount of time at the Bristol Police Department.  It was not unusual for Troopers to stop in to a local PD to process an arrest, do paperwork or even eat.  But Muzzey was spending so much time at the PD that it was catching the eye of the Chief.  

Shortly after the Chief made this observation, he received a very concerning phone call.  Tara Muzzey, Vic Muzzey’s wife, filed a formal complaint about her husband’s relationship with Kimberly Bliss, who was Chief Lewis’ Administrative Assistant. As a result of the Chief’s observations and Mrs. Muzzey’s phone call, an internal investigation was initiated.

During this investigation, Chief Lewis utilized an independent I.T firm to conduct an audit of the Bristol PD network server prior to interviewing Ms. Bliss.  According to Chief Lewis, the results of this audit revealed that not only was there an inappropriate relationship occurring between Ms. Bliss and Sergeant Muzzey, but much of it was apparently occurring during “on-duty” hours.  Emails and text messages with time stamps supported this position.  Furthermore, it was clear that Sgt. Muzzey was likely on duty because there were compromising digital photographs located on the server, showing Muzzey in “full dress uniform” while engaging in these acts.  

Chief Lewis took this information and then conducted an interview with Kimberly Bliss.  To her credit, Ms. Bliss admitted to engaging in inappropriate conduct and contact with Sgt. Muzzey while on duty. As a result, she was allowed to resign in lieu of termination with a severance package of approximately 6-8 weeks of pay.  Additionally, Chief Lewis believes she was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.  Lewis believes this favorable option was provided because Ms. Bliss’ father was (and still is) the head of the Bristol Highway Department.  

According to Chief Lewis, the Division of State Police was not notified about this investigation nor its conclusions.  At least not initially…

Sergeant Muzzey was later promoted to Lieutenant of Troop D in Concord.  His tenure there was extremely short lived, as he was reassigned to Permits and Licensing in Headquarters just weeks after being named Troop D Commander. This very unusual transfer was likely because someone quietly notified the Division of Muzzey’s sexual transgressions.  Given that Bristol borders the area covered by Troop D, having Muzzey as Troop Commander in that region probably wasn’t a good idea. 

Once again, we have an example of a significant incident where the male participant is covered and protected. Meanwhile, the female party gets punished.  And who was the Colonel of the Division of State Police when all of this transpired?  Bob Quinn. Surprise, surprise.

What is interesting is that there are a number of Troopers who have been terminated in the last decade or so for the exact same conduct: Sexual activity while on duty.  Muzzey is the literal embodiment of “Screw up, Move up.”  By keeping Muzzey and placing him in a position in Headquarters, Quinn created a valuable ally, one who would prove his worth years later in the criminal records scheme.  

Interestingly, it would appear that Muzzey has not learned his lesson.  As recently as October 12, 2023, Tara Muzzey called now former Chief Lewis to complain that Vic was still seeing Kimberly Bliss.  According to Lewis, Tara Muzzey stated that Vic stated it was not a big deal because other Troop Commanders were also having extramarital affairs.  

Multiple attempts have been made to contact Ms. Bliss about the affair and her departure from Bristol PD, but they have all gone unanswered.  

And now we all know why now Captain Muzzey protected Commissioner Quinn.

Quinn Pro Quo once again.

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In Other News:

RobbiLeaks would like to extend our congratulations to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office for the recent conviction of Timothy Verrill in the Farmington double homicide case. Specifically, we would like to recognize Senior Assistant Attorney General Pete Hinckley, who presented the case.  A series of colossal screw-ups by the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit, as well as former Assistant AG Geoff Ward (who oversaw the initial investigation), resulted in a mistrial the first time the case went to court.  Hundreds of pieces of evidence were missing from discovery and numerous interviews were never documented with a report.  Despite this, Hinckley overcame seemingly insurmountable odds and scored the “W” for the State, and most importantly, the families of the victims.  Well done.